Oscar Peterson & Illinois Jacquet & Herb Ellis
Oscar Peterson & Illinois Jacquet & Herb Ellis - Blues In Chicago 1955 (Verve Records)
Format: 180g Vinyl LP
Cat No: 00602567250272
PLEASE NOTE: Small crease to one corner of sleeve hence it is graded as VG+ and priced accordingly.
Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic series brought together the jazz titans of his era to perform together. The JATP Blues in Chicago (1955) returns as a 180gm vinyl LP. Oscar Peterson leads a band with Buddy Rich, Illinois Jacquet, Ray Brown, Dizzy Gillespie, and Herb Ellis performing together.
Along with the stars in the title, you'll encounter Dizzy Gillespie, Roy Eldridge, Flip Phillips, Buddy Rich, Lester Young and Ray Brown as you hear these storied 1955 performances: "The Blues," "The Modern Set," "The Swing Set" and "The Ballad Medley: I Didn't Know What Time It Was/All of Me/Tenderly/I Can't Get Started/My Old Flame.
TRACKLISTING:
Side A
1. The Blues
Side B
1. The Modern Set
2. The Ballad Medley
3. The Swing Set
